Idiom
take the offensive
Meaning
To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is time to take the offensive and win this game.”
“Instead of waiting for the competition to act, the company decided to take the offensive by launching a new marketing campaign.”
“Recognizing that their defensive strategy had failed, the general ordered his troops to take the offensive and reclaim the lost territory before dawn.”
Examples
simple
“It is time to take the offensive and win this game.”
contextual
“Instead of waiting for the competition to act, the company decided to take the offensive by launching a new marketing campaign.”
complex
“Recognizing that their defensive strategy had failed, the general ordered his troops to take the offensive and reclaim the lost territory before dawn.”
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